Are we to believe that “Burgum” on Fox Business is unaware that millions of people all around the world have perfectly reliable power using only solar energy? This is just one more lie told to an ignorant audience.
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Solar and Wind Are Intermittent Resources — More
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Glorifying Stupidity
I had to laugh when I pulled into the local hardware store a few minutes ago and saw a car parked next to me with a bumper sticker that read: “Ted Nugent for President.” Look, I know that living in …
Patriotism
Short story writer Guy de Maupassant left us this: “Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched.” FWIW, I’ve always felt the same way. There is no good reason (especially now) to believe …
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The Electric Vehicle Adoption Curve
Comments on the bar chart here: The gating factors to a country’s adoption of EVs are a blend of three things: a) its ability to stand up to the corrosive power of Big Oil, b) its citizens’ level of passion …
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Not Every Insane Idea that Trump Puts Forth Actually Happens, But . . .
The point made at left appears to be that Trump does not succeed at all the crazy bullcrap he threatens, and this is true. The United States will not be annexing Canada or Greenland, either. Yet we must not forget …
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How Bad Is It, Really?
At left we have another way of raising the question: Is the world really a worse place to live now, or are we simply more aware of its shortcomings? For my money, today, humankind has the worst collection of world …
Staying Out of the United States
This woman’s insight at left is interesting, but fear isn’t the primary reason I’d stay out of the United States if I were a European or Canadian. Rather, it’s boycotting evil. I don’t use Amazon, I don’t shop at Home …
Bringing Children into a World that Features Environmental Collapse
I just met a married couple in their early 30s, no kids. The guy wanted to know what I do in life, and I explained that I’m a writer in environmental sustainability. This caused him to chuckle and ask, “Holy …
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Trust in the United States
Trumpism could be defined as the rejection of truth and science, and the willingness to tell bald-face lies in order to make Donald Trump appear to be an honest and effective servant of the American people. Until what time, if …
Trump Desperate to Deny Americans Access to Unflattering Information
The nonprofit Corporation for Public Broadcasting provides financial backing to thousands of public radio and television stations, including NPR and PBS. Republicans have succeeding in forcing it to close, making it that much harder for Americans to receive information that …
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